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There are a few iPad settings you can customize for your networks, whether you're hopping into the Internet or accessing your company's intranet. Under the iPad's General settings, you'll find options[more…]

The iPad lets you adjust sound setting in two ways: You can adjust the volume for all apps on your iPad, and you can specify whether system sounds play for events such as new e-mail, calendar alerts, and[more…]

iPad's VoiceOver feature reads the names of screen elements and settings to you, but it also changes the way you provide input to iPad. In Notes, for example, you can have VoiceOver read the name of the[more…]

Life may not have a reset feature, but iPads do. If, for some reason, you want to return your iPad to its default settings, you can reset them. The last item under iPad's General settings is Reset. When[more…]

If you've been playing with your iPad at all, you know, despite Apple's claim that iPads have fingerprint-resistant screens, that iPads are fingerprint magnets. They are covered with an oil-resistant coating[more…]

Though it would be nice if iPads were perfect machines, unburdened with the vagaries of crashing Windows PCs and system software bugs, that's not always the case. Here are some common issues that can come[more…]

Apple is known for its great customer support, so if you're having some problems with your iPad that you just can't figure out on your own, you should try them out. Here are a few options you can explore[more…]

Staring with iOS 4.2, you can take advantage of the FindMyiPad feature to pinpoint the location of your iPad from your computer. This is a very handy feature if you forget where you left your iPad or it[more…]

The iTunes Store is set up to be your most convenient source for content on your iPad. Sure, you can get content from other places, but the iTunes app comes pre-installed on your iPad, and Apple makes[more…]

iPad includes an iPod app that allows you to take advantage of its pretty amazing little sound system to play your own style of music or podcasts and audiobooks. You can also play movies on your iPad with[more…]

Playing an audio file on your iPad is simple, and you'll be glad to hear that iPod can continue to play in the background while you go use other apps. If you're browsing in Safari, for example, with music[more…]

iPad's built-in Videos app can play TV shows, movies, and podcasts that you find online and download to your iPad. After you've downloaded content, use these steps to work with pretty familiar playback[more…]

YouTube, the popular video-sharing site, has become part of most of our lives. So, you may be glad to hear that the built-in YouTube app on your iPad makes it easy to find and play videos from the site[more…]

Just as software manufacturers provide updates for your main computer, Apple occasionally updates iPad system software to fix problems or offer enhanced features. It's a good idea to occasionally check[more…]

iPad's iBook app doesn't offer a simulated page surface as some dedicated eReaders such as Kindle do, so it's important that you make the reading experience as visually comfortable as possible by adjusting[more…]

When you buy a book or magazine online, it downloads to your iPad in a few seconds using your Wi-Fi or 3G connection. After you've got your eReader app and some content, iPad offers several navigation[more…]

The iPhone is a fun gaming device, but the screen is too small. Your computer is a good gaming device, but it lacks some of the tactile input of a touchscreen. iPad may be just right as the ultimate gaming[more…]

You can find lots of great functions in the Maps app for iPad, including getting directions from one location to another by foot, car, or public transportation. You can bookmark locations to return to[more…]

Bookmarks are a tried and true way to save a destination in iPad's Maps app so that you can display a map or directions to that spot quickly. You've probably used a bookmark feature in a Web browser that[more…]

The Maps application can provide all kinds of information on your iPad, from directions from one location to another to the street address and phone number for a particular business or landmark or the[more…]

The Street level view on iPad's Maps application is seriously cool. You can not only get a picture of what the location looks like from the street, you can pan all around it to look up at tall skyscrapers[more…]

Your iPad can help you out from the very beginning of your trip planning. You can book flights, check your flight time, rent a car, and get local maps of the public transit system at your destination,[more…]

iWork for iPad is an office suite, like Microsoft Office. Office suites provide applications that are, well, office-oriented. The iWork office suite includes three applications that are similar to Microsoft[more…]

All of the iWork apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) on iPad have a similar look and feel. One of the coolest advantages of iWork is that major features are available in the same way in all its applications[more…]